A bill advancing in the Iowa House would require public schools in the state to display "In God We Trust" at the main entry of school buildings.

A spokesperson for the Des Moines Fire Department told Local 5 a call came in around 9:50 a.m., reporting flames and smoke coming from Help a Mind Thrive, Keep a Book, a used bookstore and donation center. No one was in the building when the fire started, the spokesperson said.

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Iowa's public universities could not require students to take or compel faculty to instruct on DEI or Critical Race Theory under a House bill.

Members of the Iowa House Higher Education Committee heard from lobbyists and members of the public Wednesday on a number of bills relating to the courses and information within state universities, as well as the bodies that regulate them. Diversity, equity and inclusion was a much-discussed topic among visitors and lawmakers.

Here are where a dozen Des Moines area Iowa high school football players signed during the December signing day period.

Caribou Coffee expands its central Iowa footprint with two new locations. The first opened on Wednesday at the intersection of Keosauqua Way and Crocker Street, just off I-235. T his marks the second location to open in Iowa within the last year and makes 16 in the Des Moines metro.

After a Trump administration memo to freeze federal grants and loans was reversed less than two days after it was issued, a Des Moines nonprofit's CEO says she's continuing to plan as if the funding may be revoked.

Fire crews from multiple metro fire departments responded to a grass fire Wednesday on the northeast side of Des Moines at the 4100 block of NE Broadway Avenue. The Des Moines Fire department reported that nearly 10 acres were burned at a field that was right next to a mobile home

Sydney Berzon, Danica Coffey and Jalia Lassiter earn spots on the 2025 Preseason All-SEC Team; LSU picked to finished sixth in the Coaches' Preseason Poll.

Café Madeleine debuts at 218 Sixth Ave. at the base of the Fleming Building in Des Moines. It takes over the former Evolve Juicery & Paleo Kitchen space. Baruthio plans to change the menu at Café Madeleine every six weeks,

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, speaking at an anti-abortion event Monday at the Iowa Capitol, said recent electoral victories show that “life can win,” and Iowa Statehouse Republicans